Toupargel-Agrigel reported sales results for the third quarter and nine months of 2013. For the quarter, the company reported sales of €65.5 million compared with €73.2 million for the same period last year.

For the nine months, the company reported sales of €211.0 million compared with €236.4 million for the same period last year. The decline in sales was due to an unfavourable calendar effect, as there were five fewer selling days than in the first nine months of 2012, representing a reduction of 5.5 million; a deliberate reduction in the number of new customers created; reduction in sales prices and an ongoing high rate of erosion of regular customers, although this rate has fallen over the last few months. The average shopping basket moved up 1.6%, to reach 49.0, while the number of orders decreased by 12.3%.

The company anticipates achieving a higher income from ordinary activities in 2013 than in 2012 (€8.3 million), despite sales down by around 10%.